Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 19, 1996, 6:04 AM EST for Guilford County, Montgomery County, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 1996, 6:04 AM EST (11:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 1996, 6:30 AM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Guilford County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Randolph County, NC
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 6:15 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Countywide, NC | |
| Jan 19, 6:15 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Countywide, NC | |
| Jan 19, 6:15 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Countywide, NC |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 42 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KRDU 191106 RRA SVRRDU NCC081-151-123-191130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 604 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH/DURHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...GUILFORD COUNTY...RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 600 AM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE WEST INTO GUILFORD...RANDOLPH...AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. THE LINE HAS BEEN MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN TRACKING NORTH NORTHEAST AT NEARLY 50 MILES AN HOUR. WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. DOWNBURST WINDS FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN SOMETIMES REACH 100 MPH. A POWERFUL DOWNBURST CAN BE AS BAD AS A TORNADO. THESE WINDS DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...OVERTURN MOBILE HOMES...AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT DAMAGES PROMPTLY TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 3:50 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
NCZ007>010-021>026-038>041-073>077-083>086-088-191300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 350 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 8 AM THIS FRIDAY MORNING. EARLY THIS MORNING...BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT...AREAS WEST OF WINSTON- SALEM AND CHARLOTTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST THIS MORNING...THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROGRESS EAST...LIKELY AFFECTING THE GREENSBORO TRIAD AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM...AND CONTINUING EAST TO NEAR THE RALEIGH-DURHAM AND FAYETTEVILLE AREAS BY 8 AM. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE THOSE WINDS TO NEAR SEVERE OR DAMAGING LEVELS. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT LATER TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SHARPLY 15 TO 25 DEGREES IN JUST A MATTER OF 2 OR 3 HOURS...STARTING IN THE 60S AND DROPPING INTO THE 40S. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FALLING INTO THE 30S IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATEST INFORMATION. RFG
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 3:55 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
NCZ007>010-021>026-038>041-073>077-083>086-088-191300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 350 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 8 AM THIS FRIDAY MORNING. EARLY THIS MORNING...BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT...AREAS WEST OF WINSTON- SALEM AND CHARLOTTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST THIS MORNING...THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROGRESS EAST...LIKELY AFFECTING THE GREENSBORO TRIAD AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM...AND CONTINUING EAST TO NEAR THE RALEIGH-DURHAM AND FAYETTEVILLE AREAS BY 8 AM. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE THOSE WINDS TO NEAR SEVERE OR DAMAGING LEVELS. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT LATER TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SHARPLY 15 TO 25 DEGREES IN JUST A MATTER OF 2 OR 3 HOURS...STARTING IN THE 60S AND DROPPING INTO THE 40S. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FALLING INTO THE 30S IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATEST INFORMATION. RFG
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 5:29 AM EST, 35 minutes before
NCZ007>010-021>026-038>041-073>077-083>086-088-191300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 530 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 8 AM THIS FRIDAY MORNING. BETWEEN 5 AND 530 AM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND THE TRIAD AREA AROUND GREENSBORO. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH CAROLINA. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST THIS MORNING...THE NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROGRESS EAST THROUGH THE PIEDMONT... AND CONTINUING EAST TO NEAR THE RALEIGH-DURHAM AND FAYETTEVILLE AREAS BY 8 AM. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE THOSE WINDS TO NEAR SEVERE OR DAMAGING LEVELS. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT LATER TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SHARPLY 15 TO 25 DEGREES IN JUST A MATTER OF 2 OR 3 HOURS...STARTING IN THE 60S AND DROPPING INTO THE 40S. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FALLING INTO THE 30S IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. STA8Y TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATEST INFORMATION. RFG
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 5:30 AM EST, 34 minutes before
NCZ007>010-021>026-038>041-073>077-083>086-088-191300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 530 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 8 AM THIS FRIDAY MORNING. BETWEEN 5 AND 530 AM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND THE TRIAD AREA AROUND GREENSBORO. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH CAROLINA. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST THIS MORNING...THE NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROGRESS EAST THROUGH THE PIEDMONT... AND CONTINUING EAST TO NEAR THE RALEIGH-DURHAM AND FAYETTEVILLE AREAS BY 8 AM. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE THOSE WINDS TO NEAR SEVERE OR DAMAGING LEVELS. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT LATER TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SHARPLY 15 TO 25 DEGREES IN JUST A MATTER OF 2 OR 3 HOURS...STARTING IN THE 60S AND DROPPING INTO THE 40S. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FALLING INTO THE 30S IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATEST INFORMATION. RFG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 5:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Davidson, Forsyth | 37 min |
| Jan 19, 6:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford, Randolph | 11 min |
| Jan 19, 6:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Montgomery | 11 min |
| Jan 19, 6:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance | 37 min |
| Jan 19, 7:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham, Lee, Orange | 32 min |
| Jan 19, 7:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Person | 32 min |
| Jan 19, 7:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham | 36 min |
| Jan 19, 7:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Wake | 34 min |
| Jan 19, 8:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance | 26 min |
| Jan 19, 8:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Wake | 16 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.